State of Endangered Species Event

Please join the Zoological Society of San Diego for its inaugural State of Endangered Species event, highlighting the challenge of the bushmeat trade to the survival of endangered species. Hosted by Joan Embery, it will include scientists speaking about their work to combat this ongoing issue.

State of Endangered Species at the Beckman Center for Conservation and Research
San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park
15600 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, California 92027

Thursday, March 30
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Admission for this event is free.

Please R.S.V.P for this event to (619) 685-3207.

Agenda

10 a.m. Introduction and Tree Ceremony

Joan Embery, Goodwill Ambassador, Zoological Society of San Diego

10:30 a.m. The Bushmeat Crisis in Africa

Janette Wallis, Ph.D., Bushmeat Crisis Task Force, Executive Committee Member; ABTI-American University of Nigeria

11:30 a.m. Disappearing Seafood: The U.S. Bushmeat Crisis

Jennifer Dianto, Senior Program Manager for Seafood Watch - A division of the Center for the Future of the Oceans at Monterey Bay Aquarium

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1 p.m. Documenting the Bushmeat Trade in Cameroon

Bethan Morgan, Research Fellow, Zoological Society of San Diego

2 p.m. Using Playmates and Popular Culture for Wildlife Conservation: Reducing the Black Market Consumption of Sea Turtle Eggs and Meat in Latin America and the U.S.

Serge Dedina, Ph.D., Executive Director, WiLDCOAST

3 p.m. The Effect of Illegal Trade on Reptiles and Amphibians in Asia

Don Boyer, Curator of Reptiles, San Diego Zoo